1 Samuel 17:2

World English Bible (2000)

Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

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  • 1 Sam 21:9 : 9 The priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it; for there is no other except that here." David said, "There is none like that. Give it to me."
  • 1 Sam 17:19 : 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

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  • 1 Sam 17:19-21
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    91%

    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

    20David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the place of the wagons, as the army which was going forth to the fight shouted for the battle.

    21Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

  • 1 Sam 17:3
    87%

    3The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

  • 1 Sam 17:1
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    1Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

  • 1 Sam 28:4
    83%

    4The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 29:1
    80%

    1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites encamped by the spring which is in Jezreel.

  • 1 Sam 4:1-2
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    1The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

    2The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was struck before the Philistines; and they killed of the army in the field about four thousand men.

  • 1 Sam 17:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10The Philistine said, "I defy the armies of Israel this day! Give me a man, that we may fight together!"

    11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

  • 1 Chr 10:1
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    1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 31:1
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    1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Chr 14:8-9
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    8When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

    9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    77%

    41The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

  • 1 Sam 17:8
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    8He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, "Why have you come out to set your battle in array? Am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.

  • 1 Sam 13:4-6
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    4All Israel heard that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

    5The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

    6When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were distressed), then the people did hide themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in coverts, and in pits.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
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    52The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    76%

    1It happened in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, "Know assuredly that you shall go out with me in the army, you and your men."

  • 1 Sam 26:5
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    5David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army: and Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him.

  • 1 Sam 17:16
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    16The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
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    48It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

  • 1 Chr 14:13
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    13The Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

  • 1 Sam 26:3
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    3Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

  • 2 Sam 5:17-18
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    76%

    17When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.

    18Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 7:7
    76%

    7When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

  • Judg 15:9
    76%

    9Then the Philistines went up, and encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

  • 1 Chr 19:17
    75%

    17It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

  • 1 Sam 23:8
    75%

    8Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

  • 1 Sam 14:20-22
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    20Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, [and there was] a very great confusion.

    21Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines as before, and who went up with them into the camp, [from the country] all around, even they also [turned] to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

    22Likewise all the men of Israel who had hidden themselves in the hill country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

  • 1 Sam 17:23
    75%

    23As he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ranks of the Philistines, and spoke according to the same words: and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 13:16
    74%

    16Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, stayed in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.

  • 1 Sam 17:31-33
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    31When the words were heard which David spoke, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

    32David said to Saul, "Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine."

    33Saul said to David, "You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him; for you are but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth."

  • 1 Sam 15:5
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    5Saul came to the city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley.

  • 1 Chr 10:8
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    8It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 17:37
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    37David said, "Yahweh who delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine." Saul said to David, "Go; and Yahweh shall be with you."

  • 1 Sam 17:45
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    45Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of Armies, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

  • 1 Sam 14:52
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    52There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him to him.

  • 2 Sam 5:22
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    22The Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 2 Sam 10:17
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    17It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. The Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

  • 1 Sam 17:26
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    26David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, "What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?"

  • 1 Sam 31:8
    73%

    8It happened on the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.